Saber with Scabbard and Carrying Belt

Unknown

early 17th century · Steel, gold, silver, leather, wood, textile, semiprecious stones · Arms and Armor

This is one of a series of twelve jeweled sabers made in Hungarian style for use at the Saxon court in Dresden. These twelve swords are recorded as having had new wrist chains added in 1687 and as having been used again in 1709. This example bears what may be the mark of Georg Hoffmann (recorded 1586–1609), a goldsmith working in Breslau (now Wrocław, Poland).

Artist

Unknown

Date

early 17th century

Medium

Steel, gold, silver, leather, wood, textile, semiprecious stones

Culture

Polish

Department

Arms and Armor

Credit line

Bashford Dean Memorial Collection, Funds from various donors, 1929